Arc'teryx special features include place for bomb wicks in new Whistler Blackcomb patrol uniforms

Arc'teryx special touches include goggle pocket, place for bomb wicks for new Whistler Blackcomb patrol uniforms.Photo by
Jonathan Hayward

When the men and women on the ski patrol are the most dapper athletes on the mountain, you know you're at a classy ski resort.

Arc'teryx has just released its line of custom uniforms for Whistler Blackcomb, the product of a team effort between Whistler Blackcomb staff and Arc'teryx alpine designers Tanya Hall and Tom Fayle.

'Working directly with designers allows for the exchange of ideas and experience to benefit the end design," Arcteryx noted in a press statement.

Though Arc'teryx already makes a patrol jacket, for the Whistler Blackcomb crew, Hall and Fayle made changes to adapt to the specific needs of that ski patrol staff.

The teams collaborated, and came up with a customized radio pocket and an internal mesh dump pocket for carrying goggles and a note pad. On the lower sleeve, a laminated pocket has been sized to store bomb wicks.

Off-area skiing and avalanche control often requires Whistler Blackcomb patrollers to work with helicopters and deep snow, so the team kept the jacket's large reflective crosses that identify patrollers to the public, and added a few more goodies, such as underarm blazes to help make them more visible to helicopter pilots.

The wide pant belt loops accommodates a rigger's belt, part of emergency safety equipment. Thigh pockets are quite large, and fit gloves an other equipment for secure storage. Thigh vents open to control heat while they skill keep snow out.

According to Arc'teryx, "custom uniforms are a portrait of knowledge, dedication and integrity. They reflect the relationship between a corporation and its industry and are an important part of public image. Collaboration [on] the Whistler Blackcomb uniforms has been a rewarding experience."

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